21.05.11

morning run:
Otto
Archie
Chester
Ernie
Truman
Jack
Lily
Molly
(8)

Across the land bridge east, terreno federal serpentine to the crossroads east of the intersection, north into the shire to the Au Soleil Couchant road, down the beach to the maginot line and home via the monte: ~8k. It was late and hot but everyone ran well. They drank pretty much all of the water by the time we got to the beach, which is why I took us all the way to the maginot line. There were fishermen net-fishing from a boat not even 10m from the shore between Au Soleil Couchant and the tortuga sign. Molly really wanted to swim out and tell them her name, but she was a good girl. There was something awful to smell in the bushes on the doce side of the maginot line, so I was a little irritated with a few of them for running off in there and taking their time to come out, but it was a minor misdemeanor: everyone was really good.
GRADE: A

beach jaunt #1:
Floyd
(1)

He gets worked up when I leave without him, so I just took him on a shorty north on the beach and back - not even to the tortuga sign. He swam some, ran some, did his business and had a nice time.
GRADE: A

beach jaunt #2:
Lucy
Gowron
Daisy
Mo
Twiggy
Xmul
(6)

Una sat this one out because she still has a little limp. Again, we didn't make it to the tortuga sign, but we went a little further than I went with Floyd. This was 50% swimming and 50% screwing around. PupG pretty much swam the entire way both directions nearly as fast as the rest of them ran. Lucy swam a ton. Xmul needs a collar and some time on the leash - she doesn't listen well, and really keys in on nasty stuff to eat on the beach... Xmul likes to EAT. EVERYTHING. Daisy sticks to me like glue. Everyone really swam a ton, even Xmul. It took both Roni and I to corral them all when we got home, though, which didn't thrill either of us; Roni had to go into the water to get PupG out, and she should know better. A little frustrating, but everyone had a good time.
GRADE: B